The South western news., 1887-11-23

promised you
before leaving Dawson that |
would write to you from the
clone STAR State and tell you
something of my trip.
Well to start at the beginning my
friend Tnmau and lett Dawson at
$40 o'clock last Monday morning
with tickets for Montgomery, Ala.
Another Dawsonite was aboard
and bound for Eufaula. He want
ed to know our destination. /
promised to tell him if he would
agree not to ask any more ques-
tions. He promised not TO ask
any more and | told him San An
tonic Texas. He sat awhile with
out saying anything but finally aft
ter his patience had given out he
broke the monotony by s'ying: II
viii give YOU COW and calf if
you will tell me what you are go
ing to Texas for" It was not
many minutes before he wanted the
correct railroad time. / gave it to
him. He took out his knife and
prizing the face off of his Water
bury watch began to move the
hands around About this time
the train was nearing the Eutaula
station and shook the owner of
the Waterbury so that he stuck
his knife through the face of the
watch. The consequences you
can imagine. He had no baggage
when he got aboard at Dawson,
but when he got off it took the
conductor, two train hands and
myself to land him and the Water
bury watch, winding chain &C.
At Montgomery we bought ticks
cts direct to San Antonio. Moth
ing transpired on the way that
would interest your readers unless
it be the manner in which we
crossed the Mississippi river.
When we reached there the train
on which we were riding instead of
going over bridge just ran on to
a steamboat and was carried
across to the other side where it
pulled out and got on the track
again. From New Orleans to
Houston, Texas the train was
crowded with English emigrants
going " est in search OF employ
ment. Near Houston on the Bras
US river there are some of the
finest farming lands it has ever
been our pleasure to behold. There
is no telling how much it would
make to the acre.
We arrived at San Antonio at
6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, have
ing been on the road about SO
hours, and took a bus for the
Southern hotel where we ate
splendid supper, and being worn
out with travelling we were soon
in a comfortable bed and dreaming
Of our far away home. We arose
early next morning and got break
fast and as we came here to huy
stock we soon started out in clm~
pany with Capt. Smith and G +
Oliver and saw several droves but
did not buy. My friend Inman
went with another gentleman.
When he got back that night he
told me that he never was so tired
of anything in his life as he was of
the Mexican language. Every
time he and the gentleman with
whom he was riding would meet
any one they would converse in
the Mexican language. He
did not know whether they
were talking about numbering or
robbing him. Said he: they tell
me that there is a Mexican railroad
here " About this time a mule
something like unto Capt. Alexan-
der's town clock gave whoop
when Inman asked a man near by
if that was the Mexican train lust
getting in. The next day Thurs
day. we went out with Messrs.
Arlington and Price and bought.
To all Of these gentlemen we are
under many obligations for favors
shown us. And these are not the
only clever people we met for every
one with whom we were thrown
seemed to take pleasure in max
ing US feel at home and have a
good time.
After we bought our stock
friend Inman began to sing.
Coed old Georgia, happy land,
| am going back to Georgia if
I can.